Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Winners
Year
American League Winner
Team
Position
National League Winner
Team
Position
1911
Ty Cobbdagger
Detroit Tigers
OF
Frank Schulte
Chicago Cubs
OF
1912
Tris Speakerdagger
Boston Red Sox
OF
Larry Doyle
New York Giants
2B
1913
Walter Johnsondagger
Washington Senators
RHP
Jake Daubert
Brooklyn Dodgers
1B
1914
Eddie Collinsdagger
Philadelphia Athletics
2B
Johnny Eversdagger
Boston Braves
2B
1922
George Sislerdagger
St. Louis Browns
1B
-
-
-
1923
Babe Ruthdagger
New York Yankees
OF
-
-
-
1924
Walter Johnsondagger
Washington Senators
RHP
Dazzy Vancedagger
Brooklyn Robins
RHP
1925
Roger Peckinpaugh
Washington Senators
SS
Rogers Hornsbydagger
St. Louis Cardinals
2B
1926
George Burns
Cleveland Indians
1B
Bob O'Farrell
St. Louis Cardinals
C
1927
Lou Gehrigdagger
New York Yankees
1B
Paul Wanerdagger
Pittsburgh Pirates
OF
1928
Mickey Cochranedagger
Philadelphia Athletics
C
Jim Bottomleydagger
St. Louis Cardinals
1B
1929
-
-
-
Rogers Hornsbydagger
Chicago Cubs
2B
1931
Lefty Grove†
Philadelphia Athletics
LHP
Frankie Frisch†
St. Louis Cardinals
2B
1932
Jimmie Foxx†
Philadelphia Athletics
1B
Chuck Klein†
Philadelphia Phillies
OF
1933
Jimmie Foxx†
Philadelphia Athletics
1B
Carl Hubbell†
New York Giants
LHP
1934
Mickey Cochrane†
Detroit Tigers
C
Dizzy Dean†
St. Louis Cardinals
RHP
1935
Hank Greenberg†
Detroit Tigers
1B
Gabby Hartnett†
Chicago Cubs
C
1936
Lou Gehrig†
New York Yankees
1B
Carl Hubbell†
New York Giants
LHP
1937
Charlie Gehringer†
Detroit Tigers
2B
Joe Medwick†
St. Louis Cardinals
OF
1938
Jimmie Foxx†
Boston Red Sox
1B
Ernie Lombardi†
Cincinnati Reds
C
1939
Joe DiMaggio†
New York Yankees
OF
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
RHP
1940
Hank Greenberg†
Detroit Tigers
OF
Frank McCormick
Cincinnati Reds
1B
1941
Joe DiMaggio†
New York Yankees
OF
Dolph Camilli
Brooklyn Dodgers
1B
1942
Joe Gordon†
New York Yankees
2B
Mort Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
RHP
1943
Spud Chandler
New York Yankees
RHP
Stan Musial†
St. Louis Cardinals
OF
1944
Hal Newhouser†
Detroit Tigers
LHP
Marty Marion
St. Louis Cardinals
SS
1945
Hal Newhouser†
Detroit Tigers
LHP
Phil Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
1B
1946
Ted Williams†
Boston Red Sox
OF
Stan Musial†
St. Louis Cardinals
1B
1947
Joe DiMaggio†
New York Yankees
OF
Bob Elliott
Boston Braves
3B
1948
Lou Boudreau†
Cleveland Indians
SS
Stan Musial†
St. Louis Cardinals
OF
1949
Ted Williams†
Boston Red Sox
OF
Jackie Robinson†
Brooklyn Dodgers
2B
1950
Phil Rizzuto†
New York Yankees
SS
Jim Konstanty
Philadelphia Phillies
RHP
1951
Yogi Berra†
New York Yankees
C
Roy Campanella†
Brooklyn Dodgers
C
1952
Bobby Shantz
Philadelphia Athletics
LHP
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
OF
1953
Al Rosen
Cleveland Indians
3B
Roy Campanella†
Brooklyn Dodgers
C
1954
Yogi Berra†
New York Yankees
C
Willie Mays†
New York Giants
OF
1955
Yogi Berra†
New York Yankees
C
Roy Campanella†
Brooklyn Dodgers
C
1956
Mickey Mantle†
New York Yankees
OF
Don Newcombe
Brooklyn Dodgers
RHP
1957
Mickey Mantle†
New York Yankees
OF
Hank Aaron†
Milwaukee Braves
OF
1958
Jackie Jensen
Boston Red Sox
OF
Ernie Banks†
Chicago Cubs
SS
1959
Nellie Fox†
Chicago White Sox
2B
Ernie Banks†
Chicago Cubs
SS
1960
Roger Maris
New York Yankees
OF
Dick Groat
Pittsburgh Pirates
SS
1961
Roger Maris
New York Yankees
OF
Frank Robinson†
Cincinnati Reds
OF
1962
Mickey Mantle†
New York Yankees
OF
Maury Wills
Los Angeles Dodgers
SS
1963
Elston Howard
New York Yankees
C
Sandy Koufax†
Los Angeles Dodgers
LHP
1964
Brooks Robinson†
Baltimore Orioles
3B
Ken Boyer
St. Louis Cardinals
3B
1965
Zoilo Versalles
Minnesota Twins
SS
Willie Mays†
San Francisco Giants
OF
1966
Frank Robinson†
Baltimore Orioles
OF
Roberto Clemente†
Pittsburgh Pirates
OF
1967
Carl Yastrzemski†
Boston Red Sox
OF
Orlando Cepeda†
St. Louis Cardinals
1B
1968
Denny McLain
Detroit Tigers
RHP
Bob Gibson†
St. Louis Cardinals
RHP
1969
Harmon Killebrew†
Minnesota Twins
3B
Willie McCovey†
San Francisco Giants
1B
1970
Boog Powell
Baltimore Orioles
1B
Johnny Bench†
Cincinnati Reds
C
1971
Vida Blue
Oakland Athletics
LHP
Joe Torre†
St. Louis Cardinals
3B
1972
Dick Allen
Chicago White Sox
1B
Johnny Bench†
Cincinnati Reds
C
1973
Reggie Jackson†
Oakland Athletics
OF
Pete Rose
Cincinnati Reds
OF
1974
Jeff Burroughs
Texas Rangers
OF
Steve Garvey
Los Angeles Dodgers
1B
1975
Fred Lynn
Boston Red Sox
OF
Joe Morgan†
Cincinnati Reds
2B
1976
Thurman Munson
New York Yankees
C
Joe Morgan†
Cincinnati Reds
2B
1977
Rod Carew†
Minnesota Twins
1B
George Foster
Cincinnati Reds
OF
1978
Jim Rice†
Boston Red Sox
OF
Dave Parker
Pittsburgh Pirates
OF
1979[C]
Don Baylor
California Angels
DH
Keith Hernandez
St. Louis Cardinals
1B
1979[C]
-
-
-
Willie Stargell†
Pittsburgh Pirates
1B
1980
George Brett†
Kansas City Royals
3B
Mike Schmidt†
Philadelphia Phillies
3B
1981
Rollie Fingers†
Milwaukee Brewers
RHP
Mike Schmidt †
Philadelphia Phillies
3B
1982
Robin Yount†
Milwaukee Brewers
SS
Dale Murphy
Atlanta Braves
OF
1983
Cal Ripken, Jr.†
Baltimore Orioles
SS
Dale Murphy
Atlanta Braves
OF
1984
Willie Hernandez
Detroit Tigers
LHP
Ryne Sandberg†
Chicago Cubs
2B
1985
Don Mattingly
New York Yankees
1B
Willie McGee
St. Louis Cardinals
OF
1986
Roger Clemens
Boston Red Sox
RHP
Mike Schmidt†
Philadelphia Phillies
3B
1987
George Bell
Toronto Blue Jays
OF
Andre Dawson†
Chicago Cubs
OF
1988
Jose Canseco
Oakland Athletics
OF
Kirk Gibson
Los Angeles Dodgers
OF
1989
Robin Yount†
Milwaukee Brewers
OF
Kevin Mitchell
San Francisco Giants
OF
1990
Rickey Henderson†
Oakland Athletics
OF
Barry Bonds
Pittsburgh Pirates
OF
1991
Cal Ripken, Jr.†
Baltimore Orioles
SS
Terry Pendleton
Atlanta Braves
3B
1992
Dennis Eckersley†
Oakland Athletics
RHP
Barry Bonds
Pittsburgh Pirates
OF
1993
Frank Thomas†
Chicago White Sox
1B
Barry Bonds
San Francisco Giants
OF
1994
Frank Thomas†
Chicago White Sox
1B
Jeff Bagwell
Houston Astros
1B
1995
Mo Vaughn
Boston Red Sox
1B
Barry Larkin†
Cincinnati Reds
SS
1996
Juan Gonzalez
Texas Rangers
OF
Ken Caminiti
San Diego Padres
3B
1997
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Seattle Mariners
OF
Larry Walker
Colorado Rockies
OF
1998
Juan Gonzalez
Texas Rangers
OF
Sammy Sosa
Chicago Cubs
OF
1999
Ivan Rodriguez
Texas Rangers
C
Chipper Jones
Atlanta Braves
3B
2000
Jason Giambi
Oakland Athletics
1B
Jeff Kent
San Francisco Giants
2B
2001
Ichiro Suzuki
Seattle Mariners
OF
Barry Bonds
San Francisco Giants
OF
2002
Miguel Tejada
Oakland Athletics
SS
Barry Bonds
San Francisco Giants
OF
2003
Alex Rodriguez
Texas Rangers
SS
Barry Bonds
San Francisco Giants
OF
2004
Vladimir Guerrero
Anaheim Angels
OF
Barry Bonds
San Francisco Giants
OF
2005
Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees
3B
Albert Pujols
St. Louis Cardinals
1B
2006
Justin Morneau
Minnesota Twins
1B
Ryan Howard
Philadelphia Phillies
1B
2007
Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees
3B
Jimmy Rollins
Philadelphia Phillies
SS
2008
Dustin Pedroia
Boston Red Sox
2B
Albert Pujols
St. Louis Cardinals
1B
2009
Joe Mauer
Minnesota Twins
C
Albert Pujols
St. Louis Cardinals
1B
2010
Josh Hamilton
Texas Rangers
OF
Joey Votto
Cincinnati Reds
1B
2011
Justin Verlander
Detroit Tigers
RHP
Ryan Braun
Milwaukee Brewers
OF
2012
Miguel Cabrera
Detroit Tigers
3B
Buster Posey
San Francisco Giants
C
2013
Miguel Cabrera
Detroit Tigers
3B
Andrew McCutchen
Pittsburgh Pirates
OF